VARSITY BLOG: Former Pius WR Boise Ross goes from Freedom to Liberty

Former Pius X wide receiver Boise Ross enrolled at Freedom High School this summer and spent close to a month doing workouts with Freedom's football program.

He won't be with the Patriots when the school year starts.

Fred Harris, the athletic director at both Freedom and Liberty high schools, confirmed Wednesday that Ross was now enrolled at Liberty. Harris said he could not discuss the specifics of why Ross was moved from Freedom to Liberty, referring the matter to Bethlehem Area School District officials.

"He's enrolled at Liberty High School," Harris said. "That's where he'll be going to high school."

Ross is one of the top returning wide receivers in the area. He was a Morning Call all-area honorable mention selection as a junior and also was named to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers' Class A All-State Football Team. Ross had 49 catches for 1,177 yards and 19 touchdowns last season at Pius X.

Ross had 74 catches for 1,514 yards and 23 touchdowns in his two years playing for Pius. He joined quarterback A.J. Long in leaving the Royals this year. Long, a rising junior, left Pius X in May and enrolled at a school in Tennessee in June.

Freedom coach Jason Roeder declined to comment on Ross' move from the Patriots to Liberty.